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Archive for June, 2010

Depressing Photo Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Thursday, June 17th, 2010. Filed under In The News

From the now ironically named Orange Beach, Alabama:

The Below The Beltway Sarah Palin Challenge

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Filed under Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Sarah Palin

Watch this seven minute clip from last night’s post-speech O’Reilly Factor and tell me at what point the former Governor of Alaska actually makes a coherent point:

Yea, I couldn’t figure it out either

Mark Souder: I Prayed For God To Stop Me From Doing My Assistant

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Politics, Religion

Instead of, you know, actually not doing it:
Former Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind.) frequently “prayed” and “sang hymns with emotion and tears” over the multi-year affair that ended his congressional career last month.
Since admitting to an affair with a longtime staffer, the devout Christian and socially conservative Souder has been in frequent e-mail contact with World [...]

Maryland Man Charged After Recording Traffic Stop

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Filed under In The News, Individual Liberty

In Maryland, the police can tape you, but you can’t tape them:
It started as just another traffic stop.
In early March, Anthony Graber, a 25-year-old staff sergeant for the Maryland Air National Guard, was humming a tune while riding his two-year-old Honda motorcycle down Interstate 95, not far from his home north of Baltimore. On top [...]

Obama Oval Office Speech Reaction And Roundup

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

My take on the President’s Oval Office address is up over at OTB: Obama Swings And Misses In Oval Office Address
Also, James Joyner has a roundup of the overnight reactions up this morning: Obama Oil Spill Speech Reax: Epic Fail

Virgil Goode Endorses Hurt In Va-05, Forgoes Third Party Run

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Politics, Virginia, Virginia Politics

Despite some speculation that he might run for his old seat as an independent, former Congressman Virgil Goode has endorsed Republican nominee Robert Hurt:
Former GOP congressman Virgil H. Goode Jr. says he will endorse Republican nominee Robert Hurt in the race against U.S. Rep. Tom Perriello, D-Ivy.
Goode, a lawyer from Rocky Mount who represented the [...]

Ron Paul On Obama’s Response To The Oil Spill, And Gold

by Doug Mataconis @ Wednesday, June 16th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Is Modern Law Really Based On The Ten Commandments ? No, It’s Not

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 15th, 2010. Filed under History, Individual Liberty, Legal, Religion

One blogger undertook the task:
As we ramp up to the mid-term elections in November 2010 — sure to be just a warmup to the insanity that will be the Presidential election in 2012 — you can bet your bottom shekel that we’ll be hearing from a lot of “family values” politicians decrying [...]

Jesus Struck By Lightning, Burns To Ground

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 15th, 2010. Filed under Humor, In The News

Touchdown Jesus in Monroe, Ohio that is:
MONROE — Charred remnants remained this morning, June 15, of the large Jesus statue iconic to Interstate 75 that was destroyed following an apparent lightning strike during a thunderstorm late Monday night.
Those at the scene this morning as the fog lifted around I-75 also described smoke damage to the [...]

Republican Congressman: Obama Favors The “Black Person” By Default

by Doug Mataconis @ Tuesday, June 15th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Groan:

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), well known for his incendiary comments, has done it again.
During an appearance on G. Gordon Liddy’s radio show this morning to discuss Arizona’s immigration law, King suggested President Barack Obama was a racist and “favors the black person” while carrying out his presidential duties.
King also said that he was “offended” by [...]

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